BJP is campaigning heavily in the Jammu and Kashmir elections. To woo Kashmiri Pandits, BJP has promised 'homecoming' of Kashmiri Pandits through the Tika Lal Taploo Displaced Society Rehabilitation Scheme (TLTVSPY). Tika Lal Taploo was murdered by terrorists. He was a senior BJP leader. Today, PM Modi also remembered Tika Lal Taploo in a rally in Kashmir. On this day, i.e. on 14 September 1989, he was murdered by terrorists of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). Who is Tika Lal Taploo, in whose name BJP has announced to start the scheme?
Prime Minister Modi mentioned
PM Modi while addressing a public meeting in Jammu and Kashmir said, 'Taking forward this trust of yours, Jammu and Kashmir BJP has taken many resolutions for you. Today we have remembered Tika Lal Taploo, paid tribute to him. It has been more than three decades, on this very day he was martyred by terrorists. After his murder, an endless series of atrocities on Kashmiri Pandits started. It is only BJP, which raised the voice of Kashmiri Pandits and worked in their interest. Jammu and Kashmir BJP has announced the Tika Lal Taploo Yojana for the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Hindus. This will speed up the process of Kashmiri Hindus getting their rights.'
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Who was Tika Lal Taploo?
Tika Lal Taploo, a well-known leader of Kashmiri Pandits and senior BJP leader, was assassinated by terrorists of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on 14 September 1989. Taploo was a lawyer and raised his voice for Kashmiri Pandits. His assassination triggered a terrible wave of violence against Kashmiri Pandits in the valley, due to which thousands of Pandits had to flee their homes. Tika Lal Taploo was born in Srinagar and was educated in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. After completing his studies, he returned to Jammu and Kashmir and started practicing law. He soon became a prominent leader of the Kashmiri Pandit community and was also jailed several times during the 1967 movement and the Emergency. Taploo was one of the early members of the BJP and also became the vice-president of the party in Jammu and Kashmir. He was also associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Terrorists targeted him because of his proximity to RSS
Taploo's activism for Kashmiri Pandits and his association with the BJP and RSS made him a target of terrorists. On 12 September 1989, his house was attacked, although he managed to escape. But, on 14 September, while going to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, terrorists attacked him and killed him. Taploo's murder created an atmosphere of panic in the valley. Kashmiri Pandits started being targeted and they started receiving death threats. Due to this terrible situation, thousands of Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave their homes and settle in other states.
He came out of his house after hearing the girl's voice and the terrorists killed him
Tika Lal Taploo was not just a leader but a person who was always ready to help people. On the day he was killed, he came out of his house after hearing a girl crying. The girl's mother told him that there was a function in her daughter's school and she did not have money. Taploo immediately took out five rupees from his pocket and started giving it to the girl, when the terrorists opened fire on him. The murder of Tika Lal Taploo further deepened the wounds of Kashmiri Pandits. His murder still reminds us of the atrocities committed on Kashmiri Pandits. This is the reason why BJP has announced that if their government is formed, they will run a scheme for the return of Kashmiri Pandits, which will be named after Taploo.
